I have read that “secretions” (I am slightly nauseous thinking about what that may mean!) from this wasp are sold in Japan as an “energy & endurance” drink.
I’m not sure about that, but there lots of interesting edibles out here. A few years ago I ordered a can of wasp larva and and a jar of roasted grasshoppers from northern Japan. They are great rice toppings. I love eating strange food.
24 posted on 03/31/2012 8:32:58 AM PDT by lefty-lie-spy
(Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)